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Youth Culture Matters - A CPYU Podcast — 227 episodes
Episode 228: "Purposeful Parenting Summer Series - Prioritizing Faith"
Episode 227: "Purposeful Parenting Summer Series - Let Them Go?"
Episode 226: "Purposeful Parenting Summer Series - Raising Discerning Kids"
Episode 225: "Purposeful Parenting Summer Series - Habitus & Their Hearts"
Episode 224: "Purposeful Parenting Summer Series - Raising 'Weak' Kids"
Episode 223: "Purposeful Parenting Summer Series - Rewiring the Rewiring"
Episode 222: "Surgeon General's Advisory on Screen Time" A Youth Worker Roundtable
Episode 221: "The Power of Networking to Help You Faithfully Serve" with NNYM
Episode 220: "Are Teens Gambling Online? You Bet" with Kyle Fulks and Katie Schneider
Episode 219: "Making Tech-Wise Disciples - A Youthworker Addresses Screens with Students and Parents" with Jake Bier
Episode 218: "Christianity and Social Media Influence" with Justin Poythress
Episode 217: "Effective Spiritual Nurture of Our Kids" with Katie Polski
Episode 216: "Inviting Teens and Young Adults into Biblical Truth" with Rut Etheridge
Episode 215: "Longevity in Youth Ministry" with Jody Livingston
Episode 214: "What Do We Do with the Books and Resources of Fallen Ministry Leaders?"
Episode 213: "Recommended Devotionals for 2026"
Episode 212: "Teens as God's Image Bearers" with Mike McGarry
Episode 211: "Loneliness" with Shelby Abbott
Episode 210: "Intentional Discipleship through Youth Worship" with Tom Yarbrough and Tammi Rhoton
Episode 209: "Wood" by Taylor Swift - A Media Discernment Discussion with Youth Workers
Episode 208: "Addressing Teen Mental Health" with Monica Kim and Danny Kwon
Episode 207: Spitting, Stealing, and Showboating - Redeeming Sports for our Kids
Episode 206: "Purposeful Parenting: How Do I Look?"
Episode 205: "Purposeful Parenting: The Gospel and Teen Anxiety"
Episode 204: "Purposeful Parenting: Teaching Kids To Hear God's Will"
Episode 203: "Purposeful Parenting: Heads Up, Thumbs Down!"
Episode 202: "Purposeful Parenting: What Kind of Proverbial Fool Am I?"
Episode 201: "Purposeful Parenting: The Rainbow and Pride"
Episode 200: "School Cell Phone Policy" with Delaware County Christian School
Episode 199: "Adolescence" a Roundtable Discussion about the Netflix Series
Episode 198: "The Church and Single-Parent Families" with Anna Meade Harris
Episode 197: "Building Meaningful Connections Across Generations" with Micah Marshall
Episode 196: "Calling Kids to Radical Faith" with Greg Stier
Episode 195: "Hippos or Honeybees?" with Dave Coryell and Josh Good
Episode 194: "Family Movie Night" with John Perritt
Episode 193: "How Jesus Helps Parents When They Feel Like Failures" with Lauren Whitman
Episode 192: "Parental Stress" a Youth Worker Roundtable
Episode 191: "The Power of Praying Moms"
Episode 190: "Grace-Filled Identity Formation" with Jonathan Holmes
Episode 189: "The Anxious Generation" A Round Table Discussion
Episode 188: "Learning from Elisabeth Elliot" with Ellen Vaughn
Episode 187: "Learning from Detransitioners" with Kallie Fell
Episode 186: A Look Back at our Conversation with Alisa Childers
Episode 185: "Faithful Leadership" with Rico Tice
Episode 184: "Bad Therapy?" with Julie Lowe and Philip Monroe
Episode 183: Summer Reading List
Episode 182: "40 Years of Detention" - What The Breakfast Club Can Teach Us About Youth Ministry
Episode 181: "Experiencing the Power of Mercy" with Tim Rogers and Megan Shertzer
Episode 180: Cultivating Wisdom and Discernment
Episode 179: Teens, Tech, and Social Media - A Youth Worker Roundtable
Episode 178: "Loving Parents of LGBTQ+ Students" with Joy Worrell and Joan McConnell
Episode 177: "Youth Culture Year-In-Review"
Episode 176: "Discipling Students in a Gender Confused World" with Abigail Favale
Episode 175: "What a 100 Year-Old Book Has to Say to Us in Youth Ministry Today" with Steve Nichols
Episode 174: "The Good and the Bad of Generational Theory" with Crystal Kirgiss
Episode 173: "Lies about Sex and Gender" with Rosaria Butterfield
Episode 172: "The Pressure of Youth Sports"
Episode 171: "Holy Sexuality" with Christopher Yuan
Episode 170: A Look Back at our Conversation with Dr. Leonard Sax
Episode 169: A Look Back at our Conversation with Rebecca McLaughlin
Episode 168: "The Life, Impact, and Legacy of Tim Keller"
Episode 167: "Examining Modern Lies" with Alisa Childers
Episode 166: "Walking With Those Experiencing Gender Confusion" with Nicholas Black
Episode 165: "How Is Social Media Discipling Kids?" with Chris Martin
Episode 164: "Suffering Draws Us Closer To God" with Dan and Kristin Sterk
Episode 163: Announcing The Northeast Youth Ministry Summit
Episode 162: "Theology of the Body" with Timothy Tennent
Episode 161: "Thinking Wisely about Dangers" with Julie Lowe
Episode 160: "ROAR like a Mama Bear" with Amy Davison
Episode 159 - "Fostering Intergenerational Relationships" with Tony Souder
Episode 158: "Does Social Media Use Bring Out The Fruit of the Spirit?" with Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Episode 157: "Youth Ministry Mulligans and Do-Overs"
Episode 156: "Ministry to Parents" A Youth Worker Round Table Discussion
Episode 155: "Exploring Faith's Big Questions" with Mary Jo Sharp
Episode 154: Teaching God's Plan for Sex and Gender at Home and in the Church
Episode 153: "Responding to the 10 Commandments of Progressive Christianity" a Discussion with Youth Workers - Part 2
Episode 152: "Responding to the 10 Commandments of Progressive Christianity" a Discussion with Youth Workers - Part 1
Episode 151: "Does Wokeness Mesh With A Biblical Worldview?" with Noelle Mering
Episode 150: "Digital Distraction" a Youth Worker Panel Discussion
Episode 149: "Spiritual Growth at Summer Camp" with Greg Anderson and Nate Parks
Episode 148: "Teens and Suicide" with Julie Lowe
Episode 147: "What Is Social Media Doing To Us and Our Kids?" with Chris Martin
Episode 146: "The Right to Happiness" with Crystal Kirgiss and Duffy Robbins
Episode 145: "Choosing a Godly Husband" with Tom Stein
Episode 144: "What Should We Make of Rachel Held Evans' Children's Book?" A Discussion with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
Episode 143: "Apologetics in a Post-Truth World" with Graham Dennis and Stephen Nichols
Episode 142: "Youth Workers Pose Tough Questions to a Counselor" with Julie Lowe
Episode 141: "Work" with Dan Doriani
Episode 140: "Squid Game" with Kevin Yi and Clark Fobes
Episode 139: "Cultivating Wisdom" with Brett McCracken
Episode 138: "Encouragement from Walt's First Youth Pastor" with Phil Douglass
Episode 137: "Sexual Attitudes and Practices of Evangelical Young Adults" with David Ayers
Episode 136: "A Student's Guide to Navigating Culture"
Episode 135: "A Look Back at Episode 83 - Understanding Transgender in a Changing Culture"
Episode 134: "Integration of Faith and Sport" with Tim Sceggel
Episode 133: "Anxiety, Stress, and Fostering Resilience" with Marv Penner
Episode 132: "Grandparents and Prayer" with Tony Souder
Episode 131: "Asking Hard Questions" with Rebecca McLaughlin
Episode 130: "Keeping and Handing Down The Faith" with Christian Smith
Episode 129 - Introducing the Word in Youth Ministry podcast!
Episode 128: "What Should We Know About Artificial Intelligence?" with Jason Thacker
Episode 127: "Purity Culture, Modesty, and a Better View of Biblical Sexuality" with Rachel Joy Welcher
Episode 126: "Love. Sometimes Culture Gets It Right, Sometimes Culture Gets It Wrong" with Sean McDowell
Episode 125: "Lessons from the Past, Wisdom for the Future" with Steve Garber and Steve Turner
Episode 124 - "Read Well, Think Well, Become Better Christians" with Karen Swallow Prior
Episode 123: "Comic Books, Superheroes, Youth Ministry, and Theology" with the Thanos To Theos Podcast
Episode 122: "Expressive Individualism, Social Imaginary, Deathworks, and More" with Carl Trueman
Episode 121: "The Value of Theology for Parenting and Youth Ministry" with Stephen Nichols
Episode 120: "Redeeming Power" with Dr. Diane Langberg
Episode 119: "Encouragement for Bi-Vocational Youth Leaders" with Jordan Martin
Episode 118: "Effective Youth Ministry" with Ron Belsterling
Episode 117: "Another Gospel?" with Alisa Childers
Episode 116: "Girls Over The Brink?" with Dr. Leonard Sax
Episode 115: "Sabbath" with A.J. Swoboda
Episode 114: "Youth Culture Trends Of Summer 2020" A Youthworker Round Table Discussion
Episode 113: "A Look Back at Episode 50 with Tony Souder"
Episode 112: "A Look Back at Episode 29 with Scotty Smith"
Episode 111: "A Look Back at Episode 13 with Dr. Virginia Ward"
Episode 110: "A Look Back at Episode 24 with James K. A. Smith"
Episode 109: "Suicide Prevention" with Karen Mason
Episode 108: "Online Higher Education" with Duffy Robbins and 3 Grove City College Students
Episode 107: "What Will College Look Like in the Fall?" with Geneva College Leadership
Episode 106: "A Post-Pandemic Theology of Youth Ministry" with Mike McGarry
Episode 105: "Is Youth Ministry Programming Dead?" A Roundtable Discussion With Youth Workers
Episode 104: "Pornography Use During the Pandemic" with Michael Cusick
Episode 103: "Living in the Shadow of our Mortality" with Carl Trueman
Episode 102: "Mental Health for Families in Our Current Crisis" with Julie Lowe
Episode 101: "Turning to Christ with our Anxiety" with Ed Welch
Episode 100: “What Should I Do Now? Youth Ministry in A Coronavirus World”
Episode 99: "Responsible Teaching of The Bible" with Matt Kim
Episode 98: "No Phones For A Week" with Donna Freitas
Episode 97: "Stop Letting Your Kids Make The Call" with Dr. Leonard Sax
Episode 96: "Seizing the Day, Generationalism and More" with Os Guinness
Episode 95: "Your Sexuality Is Not Who You Are" with Christopher Yuan
Episode 94: "Building Resilient Disciples" with Mark Matlock
Episode 93: "Christian Teens and Sexual Practices" with David Ayers
Episode 92: "Recovering a Proper Understanding of Work" with Luke Bobo
Episode 91: "Concussions and Youth Sports" with Tyler Maland and Sheila Mueller
Episode 90: "Radical Forgiveness" with Jonas Beiler and Joel Kime
Episode 89: "Beyond 7-11 Songs: Raising the Bar on Youth Group Worship"
Episode 88: What Youth Culture Did On Summer Vacation
Episode 87: "Navigating LGBTQ Issues" with Rosaria Butterfield
Episode 86: "Self Promotion in Youth Ministry" with Mark Matlock and Derry Prenkert
Episode 85: "Designing Our Youth Rooms with Intentionality" with Bill McAlpine
Episode 84: "Insecurity" with John Perritt
Episode 83: "Understanding Transgender in a Changing Culture" with Peter Lynas
Episode 82: "Girls, Worldviews, and Contradictions" with Heather Zeiger
Episode 81: "Where Have All The Good Men Gone?" with Chris Walker
Episode 80: "Millennials, Evangelism and Faith Formation" with David Kinnaman
Episode 79: "Life, Sexuality, and a Christian Worldview" with Nancy Pearcey
Episode 78: "Changing Youth Sports" with Brandon Day
Episode 77: "Engaging Disability in Youth Ministry and Beyond" with Ashley Belknap
Episode 76: "Evangelism - Gospelizing Your Youth Ministry" with Greg Stier
Episode 75: "Stressed Out" a Conversation about Anxiety with Walt Mueller
Episode 74: "Scripture and Popular Music" with Steve Turner
Episode 73: "Eighth Grade" Film: A Youthworker Round Table Discussion
Episode 72: "Why Youth Stay in Church When They Grow Up" with Jon Nielson
Episode 71: "Navigating Advertising and Marketing" with Walt Mueller
Episode 70: "Loving Kids Well in our #metoo Culture" with Marv Penner
Episode 69: "Hope" with Cameron and Lauren Cole
Episode 68: "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" with Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek
Episode 67: "Effective Ministry Planning" with Erickson, Kauffman, Trunfio, and Yi
Episode 66: "Youth, Sports, and Ministry" with John Perritt
Episode 65: "Teaching Daughters About Sex and Sexuality" with Tim Geiger
Episode 64: "Suffering" with Dave Ripper
Episode 63: "Youth Ministry Networking" with Travis Deans
Episode 62: "Disordered Eating" with Susie Broms, Nick Mance, and Julie Lowe
Episode 61: "'13 Reasons Why' Season 2" A Round Table Discussion
Episode 60: "Sacrificing Truth on the Altar of Relevance?" with Duffy Robbins and Marv Penner
Episode 59: "U2 and the Preach Jockey" with Steve Stockman
Episode 58: "Posture, Theology, Sexuality and The Church" with Preston Sprinkle
Episode 57: "Deep Youth Ministry" with Cameron Cole, Mike McGarry, and Kevin Yi
Episode 56: "The Benefits and Blessings of Christian Camping" with Rob Ribbe, Greg Anderson, and Andy Needham
Episode 55: "Mentoring The Next Generations of Youth Workers" with Marv Penner, Sid Koop and Sarah Stanley
Episode 54: "A Fifty Shades Conversation" with Jodi Chung and Jessica Greaser
Episode 53: "Suicide Intervention" with Dr. Marv Penner
Episode 52: "A Youth Ministry Conversation" with Walt Mueller, Duffy Robbins, Marv Penner, and Chap Clark
Episode 51: "Supporting Parents" with Walt Mueller
Episode 50: "Intergenerational Ministry through Prayer" with Tony Souder
Episode 49: "Identity in Christ in the Midst of Snaps and Selfies" with Kristen Hatton
Episode 48: "The Weinstein Effect, Matt Lauer, and Teachable Moments" with Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek
Episode 47: "The Opioid Epidemic and Parenting Addicts" with Allen Jackson
Episode 46: "Should We Use Someone Else's Talk Or Sermon?" with Scott Gibson
Episode 45: "Emotional Affairs," with Ellen Dykas
Episode 44: "Bullying" with Julie Lowe
Episode 43: "Struck with Affliction" with Russ Ramsey
Episode 42: "Dating and Relationships" with Debra Fileta
Episode 41: "How Is Your Phone Changing You?" with Tony Reinke
Episode 40: "Longevity in Youth Ministry" with Mike Flavin and Ted Jordan
Episode 39: "Anxiety" with Dr. Phil Monroe
Episode 37: "Social Media and Happiness" with Donna Freitas
Episode 36: "'13 Reasons Why': A Discussion" with Amy Flavin and Kara Twining
Episode 35: "Christian Parenting Myths" with Leslie Leyland Fields
Episode 34: "Transgenderism and Gender Bending" with Ellen Dykas and Dan Wilson
Episode 33: "Youth, Family, Grandparents and Ministry" with Wayne Rice
Episode 32: "Connecting College Students with Christian Community" with Sherri Nee
Episode 31: "Hope for Wounded Hearts" with Denise Gater
Episode 30: "Love of Self" with Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek
Episode 29: "Prayer, God's Story, and Preaching the Gospel To Yourself" with Scotty Smith
Episode 28: "Popculture + Beatlemania" with Steve Turner
Episode 27: "Changes and Ministry On The College Campus" with Mike Gaffney
Episode 26: "Teaching the Next Generations" with Terry Linhart
Episode 25: "Sexuality and More" with Dale Kuehne
Episode 24: "Liturgies, Our Loves and Our Habits" with James K. A. Smith
Episode 23: "Navigating Puberty" with Crystal Kirgiss
Episode 22: "Sports, Parenting, Compassion, Faith and Fandom" with Jeremy Affeldt
Episode 21: "Slowing Down and Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus" with Rick Lawrence
Episode 20: "Pumpkin Spice" with Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek
Episode 19: "Maintaining Faith in College, Apologetics and Biblical Theology" with Sean McDowell
Episode 18: "An Honest Discussion about Pornography" with Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek
Episode 17: "Learning from Educators" with Kara Twining and Barry Ferguson
Episode 16: "Self-Injury" with Dr. Marv Penner
Episode 15: "Media Discernment, 'M.I.L.F. $,' and Mindful Critique" with Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek
Episode 14: "How Parents and 'The Comb Over Guy' Can Influence The Faith of Teenagers" with Dan Dupee
Episode 13: "Race, Youth Ministry and The Church" with Dr. Virginia Ward
Episode 12: "Suffering, Trauma and Abuse" With Dr. Diane Langberg
Episode 11: "A Conversation about Transgender Issues" with Chap Clark and Duffy Robbins
Episode 10: "Cross-Cultural Youth Ministry with Asian Students" with Jodi Chung and Danny Kwon
Episode 09: "Christian Sexual Ethics" with Dennis Hollinger
Episode 08: "The Digital Playground and the Quest for Identity" with Amy Flavin
Episode 07: "Music, Worship & Community" with Greg and Rebecca Sparks
Episode 06: "Digital Kids and Social Media" with Walt Mueller
Episode 05: "When Crisis Hits" with Rich Van Pelt
Episode 04 - "Straight Choices in a Crooked World" with Duffy Robbins
Episode 03 - "Books, Books, Books" with Byron Borger
Episode 02 - "The Challenge of Church Kids" with Marv Penner
Episode 01 - "Five Non-Negotiables When It Comes to Talking to Kids About Sexuality"